To apply for a patent, the applicant shall first submit a patent application to China National Intellectual Property Administration, submit the necessary application documents when submitting the patent application, and pay the relevant fees in accordance with the regulations. At the same time, the patent application can be in written or electronic form.

2. Acceptance by the Patent Office

After the applicant submits a patent application, the Patent Office determines the date of the patent application, gives the application number and issues a notice of acceptance.

3. First trial

After accepting the application, the Patent Office will conduct a preliminary examination of the patent application. After passing the preliminary examination, it will be released within 18 months from the date of application.

4. Substantive review

5. Grant a patent right

The agency fee for patent application can be referred to as: the agency fee for invention patent application is 6000- 15000 yuan; Agency fee for utility model patent application is 4000-7500 yuan; Design patent application agent 2200-3500 yuan.

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